“As Tony was walking off the field after the fourth down play, he saw that the down marker on the Dallas sideline read “3″. As it turned out, the marker was in the process of being changed, sequentially, from the number “4″ to the number “1″ for the Broncos ensuing possession. The marker on the Cowboys side read “3″ temporarily. When he saw the “3,” he thought there might have been the possibility of an error on the down count. After asking the officials (holding up three fingers), he then saw the down marker move through the progression from 3 to 2 to 1.

“He told the offense it was fourth down in the huddle prior to the last play.”